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Obama to Confer with Medvedev in Moscow
President Obama and Russian President Medvedev (left) will meet in Moscow July 6–8 “to get down to business and translate our warm words into actual achievements of benefit to Russia, the United States, and all those around the world interested in peace and prosperity.”
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United States Celebrates Its 233rd Birthday July 4
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